Final: Michigan 38, Northwestern 0
The Wolverines move to 5-1 and 2-0 in the Big Ten Conference with the convincing win. The Wildcats fall to 5-1 and 1-1 in the Big Ten while being shutout. Michigan has shut out their last three opponents and is making a case to be the best defense in the entire country.
4th Quarter- Michigan 38, Northwestern 0: Derick Green scores from four yards out as the Wolverines put an exclamation point on this victory with 2:14 left to play. A complete domination from Michigan all afternoon at home as the Wolverines have 382 total yards to Northwestern’s 158.
4th Quarter- 8:30 left: The reserves are in for both sides as the two teams seem content that this game is over which it was 13 seconds into the game after the kickoff return.
End of 3rd Quarter: Michigan has the ball again and is marching towards another score with 15 minutes left in this game as Michigan is about to improve to 5-1 on the season while Northwestern will fall to 5-1 unless some wacky things happen in the final quarter.
3rd Quarter- 3:03 left: Northwestern gets the ball back on a Michigan punt and still looks lost in Ann Arbor. The Wildcats need to show why they started the season 5-0 instead of the game they are playing in this one.
3rd Quarter- Michigan 31, Northwestern 0: Kenny Allen hits a 47-yard field goal on Michigan’s first possession of the second half and the lead continues to increase for the home team. The Wildcats should just focusing now on just scoring some points.
Halftime- Michigan 28, Northwestern 0
The first 30 minutes have been controlled by the Wolverines who had 213 yards of total offense in the first half compared to 95 yards for the Wildcats. Jake Rudock is 10-for-15 passing for 119 yards for Michigan while Clayton Thorson is 9-for-16 for 71 yards and a big interception. It is shaping up to be a long ride back to Evanston for Northwestern unless they have a miracle comeback in them.
2nd Quarter- Michigan 28, Northwestern 0: The Wolverines tack on another score as Clayton Thorson is picked off by Jourdan Lewis who returns it 37 yards for a touchdown. The offense, defense and special teams have now all scored for Michigan in this one. Northwestern’s perfect season is in very serious jeopardy against an improving and dominant Wolverines squad.
2nd Quarter- 7:43 left: The defenses have woke up in the second quarter of play and neither team is moving the ball at all. That is a very bad sign for Northwestern as they try to chip into the Michigan lead.
End of 1st Quarter: Michigan has 149 yards of offense to Northwestern’s 56 and is dominating every aspect of the game through the first 15 minutes.
1st Quarter- Michigan 21, Northwestern 0: Jake Rudock runs one in from two yards out himself from the quarterback position and the rout is on early in Ann Arbor for the Wolverines. Northwestern is facing a must-score drive in the first quarter if they want to stay in this game. Michigan already has 134 yards of offense in the first 12 minutes of this game.
1st Quarter- 5:46 left: Northwestern finally moves the football but decides to try a field goal on 4th-and-1 and Jack Mitchell’s kick flies wide left as the Wildcats remain scoreless. While the decision by Pat Fitzgerald seemed right on the surface, the missed kick may make him wish that he would have went for it try to cut the Michigan lead in half.
1st Quarter- Michigan 14, Northwestern 0: After a short Wildcats possession, Michigan marches right back down the field capped off by an one-yard touchdown run by Drake Johnson just 4:40 into the game. The Wolverines are looking great at home so far against a Northwestern offense that isn’t built for coming back quickly.
1st Quarter- Michigan 7, Northwestern 0: The Wolverines couldn’t ask for a better start than having Jehu Chesson return the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown just 13 seconds into the game. In a game where defense should be key, that touchdown may be the difference already for Michigan at home in the Big House.
Pregame
A perfect picture day in Ann Arbor for those two Big Ten rivals to get together. Defense is going to be the key to this game and 10 points may be enough for the winning team to prevail. Both teams have shutouts on their record defensively this season and will be looking for more of the same on this Saturday afternoon.
